I agree, Anthony.  They have generally great receivers and, lately, they 
sound great as well.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: IC735


> If the Icom radios were as accessible as the Kenwood radios, that's all I
> would use.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: IC735
>
>
>> John,
>> i too used a 735 a hundred years or so ago.  Good receiver; great
>> Field Day rig.  There were memories - I used them for band edge
>> marking - always had a reference point and could interpelate tuning
>> knob turns to approximate frequencies.  Don't remember a whole lot
>> else about the rig except it was pretty easy and straightforward.
>> Pat, K9JAUAt 09:27 AM 7/29/2009, you wrote:
>>>Hi John;
>>>I used an ic735 about one hundred years ago and it was a fun little =
>>>radio.  As I recall there wasn't a menu system to battle with.  At the =
>>>time I believe the qsyer was made by someone else but a qsyer will =
>>>definitely work.
>>>Richard
>>>
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>>>   From: John J. Jacques=20
>>>   To: [log in to unmask]
>>>   Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:52 PM
>>>   Subject: IC735
>>>
>>>
>>>   Hi all, I have a chance to pick up an Icom IC735 at a very good price 
>>> =
>>>and
>>>   I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this rig?  I =
>>>know
>>>   it doesn't have  a voice chip, but it does have a 25KHz marker, =
>>>thouugh
>>>   the switch is internal.  Does anyone know if it can be computer =
>>>controled
>>>   or if you can use a QSYer on it?
>>>
>>>   Thanks in advanced and 73:
>>>   J.
>>>   John Jacques
>>>   Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
>>>   "Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"
>>>
>>>
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